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‘Use the reinforced concrete, Luke.’
Old buildings aren’t just waste – the materials can be reused to create the cities of the future.
Developers pay more tax to refurbish than demolish and rebuild – but there’s a very easy fix.
Bamboo has been used since ancient times for building, but only in recent decades has pioneering work in Bali inspired its wider use for substantial and enduring structures.
There’s no uniformity around health and safety management programmes and practices within the construction industry.
Air conditioning requires energy, and contributes to global warming – here are five ways of cooling which won’t cost the planet.
Some houses are like a time capsule of social history that can tell us how living standards, and fashions, have changed over the years.
Lagos has all the appropriate laws but it needs to adopt the right procedures and see them through.
Centralised policies are not meeting the needs of remote Indigenous settlements. Increasing their decision-making input and the role of local industry can overcome the challenges of building remotely.
By the time a building is abandoned and falls into disrepair, its community is already suffering. Michigan scholars suggest it’s time to plan for structures’ end of life before they even go up.
A year on what do we know about how the Grenfell fire spread? And what changes need to happen to make sure there is never a repeat?
Apartments are cheaper to heat, have better views and use land more efficiently.
Building features can be analyzed in the same way that facial recognition software works, revealing previously hidden elements of history.
There is a way to get homes where we need them, and it’s about making the most of what we’ve already got.
A group of experts dissect what the re-introduction of the ABCC means for the construction industry and its workers.
Bacteria can produce their own ‘buildings’ so scientists are genetically engineering them to build ours.
Brexit, borrowing and birth rates may prove a lethal cocktail.
Have you thought about usable space, re-engineering, structural integrity, contamination, insulation and comfort? If not, you need to before jumping into building a home from shipping containers.
A former colleague of the award-winning architect Zaha Hadid pays tribute to her ‘great presence’.
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Senior lecturer, QUT Centre for Justice, School of Econmics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Construction Industry Consultant, Auckland University of Technology
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